Privacy breach hits half million Canadian student loan borrowers
A missing external hard drive containing personal data of 583000 Canada Student Loans borrowers has drawn Canadian government scrutiny. The file includes names, social insurance numbers, birth dates, and addresses from 2000 to 2006, but not banking data. Local resident Raelene Belcher learned her esthetics loan details were exposed after a friend posted the breach online and officials advised bank contact and a privacy commission filing. A Windsor class-action suit seeks about 600 million in compensation, alleging delayed reporting and mishandling.